Truck News

BCTA to host provincial driving championships June 23

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. -- The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) will host the provincial truck driving championships on Saturday, June 23 at the Tradex Centre in Abbotsford.

Western Star shows off new 4700, adds tractor version

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- “The best way to sell a Western Star, quite candidly, is to give people the opportunity to drive them,” Michael Jackson, general manager of Western Star Trucks told a gathering of trucking industry journalists...

Show organizers declare Truck World a success

TORONTO, Ont. -- More than 19,000 people attended Truck World last month, making it the “best show to date,” according to show organizers.

Alliance Truck Parts offering trucker discounts at Michigan Nascar race

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Alliance Truck Parts, title sponsor of the June 16 Nascar Nationwide series race at Michigan International Speedway, is offering special deals to commercial drivers interested in attending the race.

OOIDA slams Teamsters’ change of heart on EOBR bill

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has condemned the International Brotherhood of Teamsters’ recent decision to support the US Senate’s proposed bill that would mandate electronic...

Trucktax launches new bookkeeping software for truckers

TORONTO, Ont. -- Trucktax has introduced TruckersBooks, a bookkeeping management spreadsheet software customized for truckers. The software is designed to help truckers manage their bookkeeping information and source documents, as well as GST...

Canadian Petroleum Products Institute honours best in West

CALGARY, Alta. -- The Canadian Petroleum Products Institute honoured the best in the West at its Fuel Carrier Safety Awards (Western Division) luncheon in Calgary on Apr. 26. 

ATA, industry groups issue letter supporting proposed EOBR mandate

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations, along with several other industry and advocacy groups, is urging the retention of the US Senate’s proposed mandate for electronic logging devices.

NAL Insurance forms partnership with Contractor Management Services

PEORIA, Ariz. -- NAL Insurance has formed a new partnership with Contractor Management Services (CMS), where CMS will provide NAL’s independent contractor (IC) and carrier clients with financial protections and solutions using its...

Utility Trailer wins award for championing PSI technology

SAN ANTONO, Texas -- Pressure Systems International (PSI) presented Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company with its 2011 Athena Award presented at the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association meeting April 20. The award is given by PSI each year...

OTA pushing for speedy resolution between aggregate haulers, MTO

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association says there is no reason why the issues that lead to a dispute between aggregate haulers and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation can’t be resolved quickly.

Preliminary truck orders remain soft in April: ACT Research

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Preliminary North American net orders for medium- and heavy-duty trucks were down in April, according to the latest data from ACT Research.

NAL Insurance launches new Web site, mobile app

LONDON, Ont. -- NAL Insurance has launched a new interactive Web site and mobile app.

CTA’s EOBR support campaign continues

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Canadian motor carriers and professional drivers from across the country have been banding together to voice their support for the mandatory implementation of electronic-on-board recording devices (EOBRs) to monitor...

OTA, Thunder Bay working towards solution to proposed truck ban

THUNDER BAY, Ont. -- Representatives from Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) met with officials in Thunder Bay this week to discuss alternatives to a proposed truck ban for one of the city’s favoured truck routes, Dawson Road.